Balu, Kanke

Balu is a village located in the Kanke Subdivision of Ranchi district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Kanke block and comes under Kokdoro Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Ranchi parliament constituency and Kanke assembly constituency.

As on December 2024, the current population of Balu is 1.3 thousands out of which 707 are males and rest 639 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 904 females per 1000 males. There are around 181 teenagers in Balu. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 947 persons can read and write. Total 173 people belonging to scheduled caste and 283 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 265 households in Balu, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 738. The pincode of Balu is 834001 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Ranchi GPO
• Church Road Sub Post office
• Hindpiri Sub Post office
• Indrapuri Colony Sub Post office
• Old Commissioner Compound Sub Post office

Schools

Balu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt Primary School Balu
• Upgrade Primary School Barhu Barwatoli

Banks

Balu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• AU Small Finance Bank Lalpur Ranchi
• Bank of Baroda Ranchi
• Bank of Baroda Lalpur Chowk, Jharkhand
• Bank of Baroda Ranchi Branch
• Bank of Baroda Stressed Recovery